• [$] Accelerating the kernel's build process

    From LWN.net@86:200/23 to All on Saturday, September 12, 2026 06:40:09
    Kernel developers do a lot of kernel builds. Since the kernel is not a
    small program, those builds can take a fair amount of time, even on a fast machine. The kernel also has a complex build system; it is probably fair
    to say that few developers truly understand it, and fewer still are willing
    to try to improve it. Lorenzo Stoakes, armed with LLM-based assistance, decided to give it a try, though, and has managed to reduce the time it
    takes to build a kernel - and not by a small amount.

    https://lwn.net/Articles/1093398/
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